Moved by
Lord Harris of Haringey
56A: After Clause 85, insert the following new Clause—
“Crime and disorder reduction: development control
(1) The Secretary of State shall designate a body representative of chief officers of police for the purposes of this section.
(2) A body designated under this section shall publish guidelines that specify for a particular type of development the measures that should be included in that development to promote—
(a) crime and disorder reduction, and
(b) the prevention of anti-social behaviour.
(3) Guidelines under this section shall only be produced following consultation with organisations that represent—
(a) local authorities, and
(b) persons engaged in the design and construction of developments requiring planning permission.
(4) A planning authority may, in respect of any application that it receives for planning permission, specify as a condition for the approval of that planning permission that the development concerned must follow guidelines published under this section.
(5) A planning authority may only specify a condition under subsection (4) if it is satisfied that to do so would promote—
(a) crime and disorder reduction, or
(b) the prevention of anti-social behaviour.”